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The Girls of Summer: These 11 Hollywood Starlets Are Bound to Redefine Red Carpet Style

Nothing beats a brand-new fashion discovery, especially when fresh style stars get on your radar. All summer we'll be bringing you chic ladies worth getting to know because, honestly, you can never have too much outfit inspiration. We've already talked royals and future Victoria's Secret bombshells. Up next? The actresses you're about to see all over the red carpet.

For every award-winning actress who can be counted on to bring the glamour when it's red carpet season, there's a fresh new face who absolutely delights us with a super-stellar outfit. Meet the Hollywood starlets you're going to love watching on and off the red carpet very soon.

1. Gal Gadot I first fell kind of in love with this Israel-born beauty when I saw her in the Fast & the Furious movies, but now industry news is that she's been cast as Wonder Woman (!), a role she'll fill for three upcoming movies. With a model's lanky physique, she'll look fantastic in, um, everything.

2. Gia Coppola As one of the youngest members of a storied Hollywood fam, Gia's just beginning to hit her stride (she just directed James Franco's Palo Alto). She seems to have the same sort of far-from-flashy style as Aunt Sofia, so if you count her as a style icon, set a new Google alert.

3. Tatiana Maslany I'll echo what everyone else in the world seems to be saying: If you're not watching Orphan Black, what are you thinking? The show's seriously SO good, and its lead actress, Miss Maslany, is phenomenal. I'm predicting awards show invites piling up in her inbox, and then she'll have all kinds of chances to finesse her style.

4. Brit Marling The Sundance darling is ready for the mainstream, IMO, with a role in an upcoming Civil War-era movie that also stars Hailee Steinfeld. She's a front-row regular already, which makes me suspect her entrance will be clothed in chic picks that are definitely not rookie garb.

5. Tao Okamoto If you were in love with The Wolverine like I was, you might recognize this Japanese actress as the awesome chick with all those scenes alongside Hugh Jackman. She's a model too, with past stints for Ralph Lauren. The result? She's already nailed the model-off-duty look.

6. Imogen Poots A quick glance at the packed IMDB resume of this Brit and you'll know: She's been working hard. The fashion world paid attention and you know she'll be well dressed for her breakthrough: She attended this year's Met Gala with the Proenza Schouler boys.

7. Nicola Peltz OK, so she had to spend her summer promoting Transformers: Age of Extinction instead of hanging out at the beach or vacationing with pals, but hey—she got to wear some amazing clothes while doing so. For a fresh new face, she didn't have a single style misstep throughout the entire tour.

8. Mickey Sumner After Frances Ha, Mickey's name started to get thrown around a whole lot, and I'm excited to see what's next for her. I mean, from the sheer stripes to the shrunken leather jacket and neon lime pumps, this outfit is perfect.

9. Dakota Johnson Her casting as 50 Shades of Grey's Anastasia Steele was all kinds of buzzy, but just wait until the flick actually comes out. For what's sure to be a big promo tour, I think we'll spot her in perfectly tailored, pretty sexy cocktail frocks.

11. Astrid Bergès-Frisbey This Spanish-born, French-speaking actress has starred alongside Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) and wore Chanel to the opening of this year's Cannes festival. With such serious credentials in the worlds of both Hollywood and fashion, she's already well on her way to an impressive (and well-dressed) future.